I was wrong. Very wrong. The Phillies were approaching what seemed to be a real roster crunch as Spring Training was ending and the club had to find room for bench players Brock Stassi and Daniel Nava. Time and time again, I though the Phillies would simply rele…

It's time once again for the 97.3 ESPN Phillies mailbag! Each week we take your questions and talk about them on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Submit a question at any time to @FrankKlosePitching: Did you know the Phillies have lost 16 one run games w…

The Phillies closers this season have included Jeanmar Gomez, Joaquin Benoit and Hector Neris. Going forward the Phillies are going to go with closer number four. Citing the need to get Neris to settle down some, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said prior to Wedne…

The Phillies have gotten a disappointing performance in 2017 from once-closer Jeanmar Gomez. After being the team's surprise closer in 2016 and saving 37 games, Gomez has struggled to a 2-1 record with a 7.94 earned run average and a blown save...

Three different Phillies pitchers have notched a Save so far this season as the Closer position has been in flux. With Jeanmar Gomez losing the job title, Manager Pete Mackanin has given both Joaquin Benoit and Hector Neris opportunities in the Ninth Inning...

It's Tuesday, so it's time for the the Phillies mailbag. Each week we take your Phillies questions and discuss them on the Sports Bash with Mike Gill. Send a question to me on Twitter at @FrankKlose or to sportstalkphilly @ gmail.com...